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Southwark road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,013 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2008, and 1,189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2007 (904), and casualties rose from 1,050.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 62,648 collisions in Southwark.

Collisions in 2008
1,013
Up 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,189
Up 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Southwark in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious14715%
  • Slight85885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious15713%
  • Slight1,02486%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,013, up 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 1,013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259241,001
2024875964
20231,0261,127
20221,0261,144
20219881,113
2020893958
20191,0961,276
20181,1521,291
20171,0981,250
20161,0031,149
20159071,018
20141,0131,114
2013881992
20129361,053
20119921,134
20101,0021,149
20099751,108
20081,0131,189
20079041,050
20061,0701,188
20051,0181,148
20041,1051,274
20031,4151,616
20021,4461,695
20011,5351,789
20001,5151,831
19991,6201,875
19981,6001,855
19971,5551,852
19961,4441,653
19951,5071,745
19941,4961,800
19931,5861,861
19921,5991,875
19911,5961,817
19901,7952,114
19891,8242,102
19881,7932,072
19871,6501,965
19861,6841,964
19851,7222,018
19841,7052,005
19831,6911,918
19821,8642,178
19811,6781,945
19801,7262,068
19791,7052,062

When and where crashes happen in Southwark in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday158 (16%)
  • Wednesday176 (17%)
  • Thursday143 (14%)
  • Friday168 (17%)
  • Saturday137 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59162 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (5.5%)
  • February66 (6.5%)
  • March72 (7.1%)
  • April91 (9%)
  • May101 (10%)
  • June100 (9.9%)
  • July88 (8.7%)
  • August87 (8.6%)
  • September93 (9.2%)
  • October97 (9.6%)
  • November90 (8.9%)
  • December72 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight727 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds885 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry821 (81%)
  • Wet or damp190 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,007 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway882 (87%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (32%)
  • Cyclist236 (20%)
  • Pedestrian235 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (9.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2083 (7%)
  • 21 to 25163 (14%)
  • 26 to 35300 (25%)
  • 36 to 45265 (22%)
  • 46 to 55138 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (1.9%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded66 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider754 (63%)
  • Pedestrian235 (20%)
  • Passenger200 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car968 (54%)
  • Motorcycle248 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle242 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach129 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southwark

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southwark ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 25th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2008

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2008, with 154 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2008

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2008: 110, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215110125221
2ndA2106123112
3rdA20298120011
4thA3758109
5thA200678007
6thA2016071010
7thA2216364305
8thA2214273706
9thA100224223
10thA2208222407
11thA2215212303
12thA205141402
13thA3200131411
14thA2199121300
15thA300111404
16thB214111300
17thB215111403
18thB238111200
19thA212101302
20thA2198101102

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2008

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 963.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2008

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2008: 341.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years